My dd was complaining how the boys especially Zack like to throw things in her house and of course something inevitably gets broken. So I decided to make some soft plush balls just for tossing around the house.
A quick visit to Joann's resulted in some fabric. I wasn't happy that most of the pre-cut squares were not that boyish let alone childlike so I opted for what they did have that wasn't pink or purple. I love that you can just buy remnants rather than stand in line and cut a bunch of 1/4 yd pieces of material. These square were just $1.99 ea.
I cut out 8 sides from a pattern that I downloaded from the internet and stitched them together, coordinating the colors.
Here you can see the last of the sides that needed to be sewn. I left a small opening to stuff some batting in and then hand sewed it close.
Next I wanted to make some circles for the ends so I used my Nestabilities for a template. I choose two sizes larger than what I wanted to end up with and traced it in pencil. Then I snipped the edge up to the line a few times to make tucking the ends under easy.
I also found that if I left the Nestability in place and ironed the fabric around it, it left me with a nice neat circle.
And lastly here is the end result.
These are fabulous, Leslie! I love them. Awesome sewing work. You are so talented. :)
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute! You are certainly a jill of all trades, love seeing the variety of projects you create!
ReplyDeletethose are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute :)
ReplyDeleteSuch fun plashes! I love the design and colors you used. Wonderful job :)
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